her husband gave her a betsey johnson gift card a couple of years ago, she was thrilled. >> it was a great gift. i was competed but i wanted to wait. >> reporter: she says she had a few pounds of baby weight she wanted to lose first but before she knew it, betsey filed bankruptcy and the gift card was no good. >> gift cards don't expire but sometimes stores do but if you get a gift card, use it sooner rather than later. >> reporter: russ haim rick of the state division of consumer affairs says while california does have some of the best consumer gift card protections, bankruptcy is not one of them. >> if it's a liquidation kind of bankruptcy, you're just another unsecured creditor so chances are you won't be able to use it. >> reporter: but bankruptcy never occurred to her, considering her favorite designer's long-running success. >> kiss, hug, kiss, betsey. >> reporter: now that betsy is making money online, she is stuck with a gift card that's no good. looks like betsey may have lost a fan. >> unless something happens where she redeems herself to her fan club, i just cannot see mys